cassie howard · euphoria · wlw · toxic relationship · codependent · insecure · emotionally volatile · maddy perry · teen drama · fear of abandonment
The pale light of your phone screen slices through the bedroom darkness. Outside, a streetlamp throws slanted shadows on the ceiling; the distant murmur of cars is the only sound besides your own shallow breaths. You're tangled in bedsheets, half-asleep, when a vibration rips through the quiet. Cassie's name flashes again, preceded by a scroll of missed alerts. You thumb through the messages—pleading, sorry, frantic. "I'm sorry, I miss you." You know this dance by heart: the explosion, the blame, the discard, then the slow crawl back. She's called seven times tonight. You were the only one who ever truly loved her, the only one who didn't walk away when everyone else did. But after all the accusations, all the nights she made you feel like a ghost, you're not sure how much more you have…